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dishwater

[dish-waw-ter, -wot-er]
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noun

water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.

RELATED WORDS

porridge, puree, chowder, bouillon, concoction, distillation, fluid, splash, elixir, brew, bowl, potpourri, stock, potage, gumbo, decoction, pottage, vichyssoise, borscht, hodge-podge

Nearby words

  1. dishtowel,
  2. dishware,
  3. dishwasher,
  4. dishwasherproof,
  5. dishwashing,
  6. dishy,
  7. disillusion,
  8. disillusioned,
  9. disillusionize,
  10. disillusionment

Idioms

    dull as dishwater/ditchwater, extremely dull; boring.

Origin of dishwater

First recorded in 1475–85; dish + water
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British Dictionary definitions for dishwater

dishwater

noun

water in which dishes and kitchen utensils are or have been washed
something resembling thisthat was dishwater, not coffee
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Word Origin and History for dishwater

dishwater

n.

also dish-water, "water where dishes have been washed," late 15c., from dish (n.) + water (n.). Used figuratively of weak broth, coffee, etc., from 1719.

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Idioms and Phrases with dishwater

dishwater

see dull as dishwater.

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